1:13-49 Secs. 1231, 1245, and Unrecaptured Sec. 1250. Brigham is single and is in the 32% mar- ginal income tax bracket. He has the sales or exchanges below. At the beginning of the year, he has nonrecaptured net Sec. 1231 losses of $10,000. Determine the increase or de- crease in Brigham's tax liability as a result of the following independent sales or exchanges. a. Sells equipment used in his trade or business for $40,000. The equipment was pur- chased for $100,000 and depreciation allowed amounts to $72,000. b. Sells land used in his trade or business for $80,000. The land was purchased four years ago for $61,000. c. He sells a building used in his trade or business for $163,000. The building was pur- chased in 1997 for $250,000 and depreciation allowed amounts to $110,000. d. Same as part c except he sells the building for $127,000. Cornoration placed in service $350,000 of used equip- me 5250.000 1:13-49 Secs. 1231, 1245, and Unrecaptured Sec. 1250. Brigham is single and is in the 32% mar- ginal income tax bracket. He has the sales or exchanges below. At the beginning of the year, he has nonrecaptured net Sec. 1231 losses of $10,000. Determine the increase or de- crease in Brigham's tax liability as a result of the following independent sales or exchanges. a. Sells equipment used in his trade or business for $40,000. The equipment was pur- chased for $100,000 and depreciation allowed amounts to $72,000. b. Sells land used in his trade or business for $80,000. The land was purchased four years ago for $61,000. c. He sells a building used in his trade or business for $163,000. The building was pur- chased in 1997 for $250,000 and depreciation allowed amounts to $110,000. d. Same as part c except he sells the building for $127,000. Cornoration placed in service $350,000 of used equip- me 5250.000